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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Claunch 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

92Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Claunch 2

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Claunch 2 route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Spotted TowheePasserellidae682024+85%2003
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae502024+72%2003
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae392024+157%2003
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae302024-11%2003
Pinyon JayCorvidae282024+127%2003
House FinchFringillidae232024-30%2003
Lark SparrowPasserellidae162024+88%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024-11%2003
Juniper TitmouseParidae162024+180%2003
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae152024+26%2003
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae132024+93%2003
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae132024+65%2003
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024-7%2003
Western TanagerCardinalidae122024-45%2003
Rock WrenTroglodytidae122024+108%2003
Common RavenCorvidae112024-3%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024-23%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-29%2003
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae92014-9%2009
House SparrowPasseridae92024-35%2003
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae92024+200%2004
BushtitAegithalidae92024-28%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024-25%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024+62%2003
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae62024-9%2003
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62024+157%2003
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-10%2003
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae62024+29%2004
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae62024+100%2008
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae52022+400%2009
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-23%2003
American RobinTurdidae42024-77%2003
Scott's OrioleIcteridae42024+267%2005
Red CrossbillFringillidae42017-74%2009
Steller's JayCorvidae32024+40%2003
Virginia's WarblerParulidae32024-31%2003
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32024+100%2003
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32024-58%2003
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32024-23%2003
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+50%2004

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.